The motto of the City of Paris is a Latin phrase âFluctuat nec mergiturâ, which has been used since at least 1358. Fluctuat nec mergitur is a Latin phrase meaning âTossed but not sunkâ and translated as âElle est agitÃ©e par les vagues, et ne sombre pasâ in French (literally : âShe is tossed by theRead More
The quilts are pieces of living history, documents in fabric that chronicle the lives of the various generations and the trials, such as war and poverty, that they faced. The quilts serve as a testament to a familyâs history of pride and struggle. With the limitations that poverty and lack of education placed on her life, Mama considers her personal history one of her few treasures. Her house contains the handicrafts of her extended family.
The Hebrew word kebir , rendered pillow in 1 Samuel 19:13 1 Samuel 19:16 , but in Revised Version marg. quilt or network, probably means some counterpane or veil intended to protect the head of the sleeper. A different Hebrew word (meraashoth') is used for bolster ( 1 Samuel 26:7 1 Samuel 26:11 1 Samuel 26:16 ). It is rightly rendered in Revised Version at his head.. In Gen 28:11,18the Authorized Version renders it for his pillows, and the Revised Version under his head..